Could cancellation of Chinese New Year bazaar in Chinatown have been avoided?

I am deeply saddened by the cancellation of the Chinese New Year bazaar in Chinatown this year.

Although we know the reason why the event was cancelled, I believe the organiser, Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee, could have devised more viable ways and put in concerted efforts to work around the foreseeable logistical problems.

Similar to strict safety measures previously introduced for managing the public at various wet markets across the island, it is still possible to effectively curb the spread of Covid-19 at the Chinatown bazaar.  

Geylang wet market is a good example where, during the partial lockdown last year, there was a quota imposed on the number of visitors entering the market premises based on the last digits of their national identity cards.

I thus cannot understand why this cannot be done for the bazaar.

Understandably, with the reduction of people patronising the bazaar, stallholders' income would inevitably decline, as reported by the media during the last Chinese New Year period. Their plight could be mitigated by organisers charging the stallholders lower rentals. 

I now wonder if the River Hongbao outdoor carnival held at the Float@Marina Bay, which is a regular feature during Chinese New Year, will also be cancelled because of the pandemic.